# RIP Michel Legrand

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 27, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-michel-legrand/828507 "2019-01-27T23:32:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-michel-legrand/828507/1 "2019-01-27T23:32:14Z")

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Michel Legrand, the jazz pianist and film score composer, has died at the age of 86. You can read an obituary [here](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/27/michel-legrand-obituary).

Legrand wrote the scores for over 200 movies. He’s best known for [The Umbrellas of Cherbourg](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058450/?ref_=nv_sr_1) (with the song [Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhQ2Mb_Xa7Y), AKA I Will Wait for You), [The Thomas Crown Affair](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063688/?ref_=nv_sr_2) (with the song [The Windmills of Your Mind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m50_K8P194M)), and [Summer of '42](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067803/?ref_=nv_sr_4) (with its [theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWMxX5MGuHI), sometimes called The Summer Knows). He continued to work through 2018, with his last movie being the as-yet unreleased [Morning Shine](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3221224/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_1).

Michel Legrand was a giant in both movies and music. He made music that was beautiful without being cloying.

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-michel-legrand/828507/2 "2019-01-28T02:54:38Z")

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My favorite Michel Legrand song, What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life. RIP.

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrA2vpEFwLA)

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-michel-legrand/828507/3 "2019-01-28T03:17:22Z")

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And another great one, Pieces of Dreams

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2cAJjXL1EYc/hqdefault.jpg "Michel Legrand Orchestra - Pieces of Dreams - Featuring Jack Jones") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cAJjXL1EYc)